Monument of Demetrius Ypsilanti in Athens

Demetrius Ypsilanti, sometimes spelled Ypsilantis, (1793 - January 3, 1832), second son of Prince Constantine, distinguished himself as a Russian officer in the campaign of 1814 and, in the spring of 1821, went to the Morea, where the war of Greek independence had just broken out. Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Coordinates 37°37′ N 22°43′ E Country Greece Periphery Peloponnese Prefecture Argolis Province Argos Population 29,505 Area 5. ... Nickname: City of Athena or Cradle of Democracy Location of the city of Athens (red dot) within the Prefecture of Athens and Periphery of Attica Coordinates: Country Greece Peripheries Attica Prefecture Athens Founded circa 2000 BC Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis Area    - City 38. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Constantine Ypsilanti (Romanian: Constantin Ipsilanti, d. ... The Morea and surrounding states carved from the Byzantine Empire, as they were in 1265 (William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1911) The name Morea (Μωρέας) for Peloponnesos first appears in the 10th century in Byzantine chronicles. ...

He was one of the most conspicuous of the Phanariot leaders during the earlier stages of the revolt, though he was much hampered by the local chiefs and by the civilian element headed by Mavrocordatos. In January 1822, he was elected president of the legislative assembly; but the ill-success of his campaign in central Greece, and his failure to obtain a commanding position in the national convention of Astros, led to his retirement early in 1823. In 1828, he was appointed by Capo d'Istria commander of the troops in East Hellas. He succeeded, on the 25 September 1829, in forcing the Turkish commander Aslan Bey to sign a capitulation at the Pass of Petra, which ended the active operations of the war. Phanariotes (from Phanar, the chief Greek quarter at Istambul, where the oecumenical patriarchate is situated) were those members of families resident in the Phanar quarter who between the years 1711 and 1821 were appointed voivodes of the Danubian principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia). ... Alexander Mavrocordatos (1791-1865) Athens, Benaki Museum Prince Alexander Mavrocordatos (Greek: ) (born February 11, 1791, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Ä°stanbul, Turkey} – died August 18, 1865, Aegina), Greek statesman, a descendant of the Mavrocordatos family of Hospodars. ... A view of the beach at Astros Astros ( Greek: Άστρος or Παράλια Άστρου Paralia Astrou, Astros Beach) is a port on the Argolic Gulf in the northeast Peloponnese in eastern Arcadia. ... Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776-1831). ...

He died at Vienna on the 3rd of January 1832. Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...

He was known for his affair with Manto Mavrogenous. Manto Mavrogenous Manto Magdalena Mavrogenous (Greek: Μαντώ Μαγδαληνή Μαυρογένους), (1796-July 1840) was a Greek heroine of the Greek War of Independence in 1821. ...

He was brother of Alexander Ypsilantis. Alexander Ypsilanti (1792 - January 31, 1828) was a Greek military commander and national hero. ...

The city of Ypsilanti, Michigan in the United States of America is named after him. A bust of Demetrius Ypsilanti stands between a Greek and a US flag at the base of the landmark Ypsilanti Water Tower. City of Ypsilanti The Water Tower and Statue of Demetrius Ypsilanti. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Bust of Demetrius Ypsilanti in Ypsilanti, Michigan

. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (529x748, 220 KB) photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran aka Carptrash 22:32, 22 January 2007 (UTC) . Cross is to just to the left and down brom the bust of Ypsilanti I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (529x748, 220 KB) photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran aka Carptrash 22:32, 22 January 2007 (UTC) . Cross is to just to the left and down brom the bust of Ypsilanti I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to... City of Ypsilanti The Water Tower and Statue of Demetrius Ypsilanti. ...

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